1.   Bonds were higher early in the session, when official reports on home sales and the labor market confirmed expectations for slow growth.

2.   Bonds were little changed today after a government report confirmed expectations for an economic slowdown from April through June.

3.   Bonds held early gains after a government report confirmed expectations that homebuilding declined in July, leaving inflation forecasts unchanged.

4.   Bonds showed little reaction to a government report confirming expectations that the economy slowed during the second quarter.

5.   A government report confirmed expectations that homebuilding declined in July, leaving inflation forecasts unchanged.

6.   After trading, the USDA confirmed expectations for a rapid harvest.

7.   Economists said the revised GDP data confirmed their expectations that Federal Reserve policy makers would not raise short-term interest rates next week.

8.   Government bonds were little changed after the report, which confirmed investor expectations for a continued fragile labor market.

9.   Heating oil fell after the American Petroleum Institute reported that U.S. inventories rose last week, confirming expectations for ample supplies this winter.

10.   In NEW YORK, heating oil fell after the American Petroleum Institute reported that U.S. inventories rose last week, confirming expectations for ample supplies this winter.